Where does “pool” come from?

pool (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French poil, from Latin pēnsilis, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

Ancestry of “pool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpoilhair
2Latinpēnsilishanging (down), pendant, pensile
3Latinpendēre
4Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pool

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndetiEvery word from Proto-Italic pendō
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